So ever since ODD was in tummy we had a boy name picked out. Jared James. DH is in LOVE with the name james which I like too but I'm not in love with. Anywho, I'm on my 3rd pg and have 2 girls (I'm only 12 wks so don't know this one yet). This is (hopefully) our last pregnancy and if it's a boy I don't know if I still want to name him Jared. We've been thinking about these names...

Since the name Shannan is at the top of my list if it's a boy I need to know, will he be tortured? I only like Shannan for a boy though not really a fan as a girl name. My DD's names are Lily and Grace.

I have known two men that are named Shannan, but I never did hear if they got made fun of as kids...To me it's a male or female name just because I have known of both with the name. I know that kids can be cruel and can turn ANY name into one to be made fun of, so if you love the name, go for it!

DDC - never have I seen that spelling before (normally Shannon ); but I think it's a great name for a boy (although I don't know the meaning). I have a male cousin named Shannon, and have two friends who's DH is named Shannon - never heard of any of them having an issue. Just thought of another person I know named Shannon, I knew him as a teenager at my church and he went by "Shane"; but I think that was more due to him being interested in performing and that was his "stage name" IYKWIM.

I think more names today are unisex and fine for both boys and girls than they were when I was growing up - so I don't think kids are likely to tease about first names.

Ok 'girl' names for boys was popular when I was a kid and I know a bunch of Shannon, Tracy and Stacy named boys. Universally throughout school they HATED their names. They did get teased and harassed. The ones I know that are adults go by nicknames.

I love this baby name site! You can search a name and then click on "more". It tells you all sorts of info about the name. You can click on "considering this name?" and it takes you to a poll done by other people that have that name.

I love this baby name site! You can search a name and then click on "more". It tells you all sorts of info about the name. You can click on "considering this name?" and it takes you to a poll done by other people that have that name.

Oooh, that is a nice site! I love the meaning of the name, and had no idea it was originally a male name! Too cool

I know of 1 guy named Shannon and all the rest are females. I'm just not a fan of girl names for boys. Then again, I have a Tegan and I guess that's more of a girl name. We didn't know that when naming him.

Ok 'girl' names for boys was popular when I was a kid and I know a bunch of Shannon, Tracy and Stacy named boys. Universally throughout school they HATED their names. They did get teased and harassed. The ones I know that are adults go by nicknames.

I thought Shannon was originally an Irish boy's name? I don't think it was a girl's name that was used during a trendy period as a boy's name.

Ok 'girl' names for boys was popular when I was a kid and I know a bunch of Shannon, Tracy and Stacy named boys. Universally throughout school they HATED their names. They did get teased and harassed. The ones I know that are adults go by nicknames.

You do realize that Shannon, Tracy, and MacKenzie were all originally boy names?

The problem is that mothers of girls decided to name their daughter a boy name and it caught and then became a girl name.